sareca
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Nope, you can do it every week if you want. It'll take a few times to really get that blue-black color anyway.zora said:
Yepzora said:
No, you don't. The reason people henna first is because indigo makes a funky lookin' bluish-green color on hair that doesn't have the henna red base. But that's only until it oxides. So 24-48 hours later it will be lose the green cast. If you've already henna'd once you're covered. I henna'd then indigio'd the next day once (w/o a problem). I have also indigo'd when my last henna was 2 week before.zora said:
It only needs hot water to release.zora said:
It has some, but it's not as good as henna IMO.zora said:
For indigo I say mix 'em. Indigo is very thin. It doesn't thicken up like henna. So if you use it w/o adding amla or unreleased henna it's gonna make a big ol' mess. Personally, I save my alma for between hennas, but indigo needs to be thickened and if you already have amla then you might as well use it. If you don't want to add amla or henna you could use CMC to thicken it up.zora said:
CMC: Carboxylmethylcellulose is a thickener, and will help keep indigo from going *splat* and *drip* when you use it in your hair. Mix 1 part CMC into 100 parts indigo powder and stir it up before you add water. CMC is the stuff that thickens up store-bought salad dressing. If you want to know what it is, see: http://www.lsbu.ac.uk/water/hycmc.html
5 g CMC is enough to thicken 500 g indigo. DO NOT use too much CMC! If you are mixing 100 g indigo, use 1/5 (1 g) of this CMC packet .
5 g CMC $2.00, no shipping cost (pasted from hennaforhair.com)
That's all I can think of...zora said:
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